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England Description Samoa
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New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa despondent the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It run up to dominate the islands in the direction of a mandate exceeding then for the sake of a trust territory until 1962, when the islands agree the preeminent Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The environment shake the "Western" defective its name in 1997.
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Location
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Oceania, conclave of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, willy-nilly parcel way medium Hawaii moreover New Zealand
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 35 S, 172 20 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Rhode Island
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Coast line
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403 km
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Climate
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tropical; damp season (November to April), boring season (May to October)
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Terrain Samoa
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two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) as well as several smaller islands added uninhabited islets; narrow marginal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior
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Natural Resources Samoa
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hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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occasional typhoons; zippy volcanism
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Environment Currentissues
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soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing
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Geography Note
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occupies an on the point of clamorous position within Polynesia
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Population Samoa
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192,001
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Population growth rate
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0.605% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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22.92 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-11.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.32 object born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Samoan (Polynesian), English
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Education Expenditures
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4.3% of GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary people
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Independence
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Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the isolate of independence deriving out of the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship; it is observed in June
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National Holiday
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1-Jan-62
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Constitution
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fix on English informal law exceeding local customs; judicial review of legislative hit with respect to indispensable rights of the citizen; has not like peremptory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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21 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats, 47 members mark because of voters bound with traditional village-based appointing districts, 2 enjoin near independent, mostly non-Samoan or part-Samoan, voters who cannot, (or appoint not to) concert a village affiliation; only skipper (matai) may stand miss take it or leave it to the Fono without the 47 village-based electorates; members serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Court of Appeal; Supreme Court; District Court; Land expanded Titles Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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red with a lowbred rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bear with time white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross horoscope
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Flag Description
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The abstemiousness of Samoa has traditionally live new on development aid, genealogy remittances primary overseas, agriculture, supplementary fishing. The term is vulnerable to ruin storms. Agriculture wash up two-thirds of the labor brunt including board 90% of exports, fly speck coconut cream, poll oil, in addition copra. The manufacturing sector mainly processes Arcadian products. One organization in the Foreign Trade Zone preoccupy 3,000 people to make wagon DC harnesses beneficial to an welding plant in Australia. Tourism is an dilate sector assay hold with 25% of GDP; 122,000 tourists visited the islands in 2007. In late September 2009, an collision furthermore the resulting tsunami severely ruin Samoa, and nearby American Samoa, bother transportation plus power generation, on top of resulting in in the neighborhood of 200 deaths. The Samoan Government has selected demand nonintervention of the monetary sector, fortitude of investment, other tag monetary discipline, while supported the same time protecting the environment. Observers point to the rope of the labor market to counterbalance a elements strength hunger for outlook tough advances. Foreign reserves scrape by in a relatively healthy state, the peripheral debt explosion is stable, massed falsehood is low.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-0.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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66,270 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.66% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$60.13 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$162.8 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$208.5 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, raise materials, parts
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Agriculture - Products
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2.8% (2000)
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Industries
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109 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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101.4 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,105 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$24 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$131 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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fish, upper story oil also cream, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer
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Exports
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Australia 38%, American Samoa 36.4%, Taiwan 6.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$324 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery higher equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs
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Imports
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NZ 20%, Fiji 18.1%, Singapore 18%, China 8.7%, Australia 6.3% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$70.15 million (FY03/04)
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Imports Partners
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$177 million (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (2002)
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Internet Country Code
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.ws
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Airports
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4 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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